| 单词 | support |
| 释义 | support (səpɔːʳt ) Word forms: supports , supporting , supported 1. verb B2 If you support someone or their ideas or aims, you agree with them, and perhaps help them because you want them to succeed. The vice president insisted that he supported the hard-working people of New York. [VERB noun] They pressed the party to support a total ban on pesticides. [VERB noun] Support is also a noun. The Prime Minister gave his full support to the government's reforms. They are prepared to resort to violence in support of their beliefs. 2. uncountable noun B1+ If you give support to someone during a difficult or unhappy time, you are kind to them and help them. We campaign for the rights of sufferers and provide support for the patient and family. We hope to continue to have her close support and friendship. Synonyms: help, protection, comfort, friendship 3. uncountable noun B2 Financial support is money provided to enable an organization to continue. This money is usually provided by the government. ...the government's proposal to cut agricultural support by only about 15%. Synonyms: aid, help, benefits, relief 4. verb B2 If you support someone, you provide them with money or the things that they need. I have children to support, money to be earned, and a home to be maintained. [VERB noun] She sold everything she'd ever bought in order to support herself through art school. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Synonyms: provide for, maintain, look after, keep 5. verb If a fact supports a statement or a theory, it helps to show that it is true or correct. The Freudian theory about daughters falling in love with their father has little evidence to support it. [VERB noun] Support is also a noun. He offers no factual support for these assertions. [+ for] 6. verb If something supports an object, it is underneath the object and holding it up. ...the thick wooden posts that supported the ceiling. [VERB noun] Let your baby sit on the floor propped up with plenty of cushions to support him. [VERB noun] Synonyms: bear, hold up, carry, sustain 7. countable noun A support is a bar or other object that supports something. 8. verb If you support yourself, you prevent yourself from falling by holding onto something or by leaning on something. He supported himself by means of a nearby post. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] Support is also a noun. Alice, very pale, was leaning against him as if for support. 9. verb B1+ If you support a sports team, you always want them to win and perhaps go regularly to their games. Tim, 17, supports Manchester United. [VERB noun] 10. uncountable noun [usually NOUN noun] At a concert or show, the support or the support act is a less well-known person or band who performs before the main person or band. 11. See also supporting Collocations: emotional support The emotional support has been as important as the money. Times, Sunday Times (2010) As a result, until well into adulthood she relied for emotional support on the family's nanny. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Without emotional or financial support from their dad, they must do without many things. Christianity Today (2000) I hope the project is given the financial support that is so necessary. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Go to your parents and say you really need financial support and ask for help. The Sun (2008) About one-third of students will get financial support from the university to help fund their studies. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This was always going to be an expensive scheme to build and it would have required government support to make it viable. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I hope the project is given the government and financial support that is so necessary. Times, Sunday Times (2013) I think that we've got quite good support from the government . Times, Sunday Times (2015) That kind of support is invaluable for leaders. Christianity Today (2000) He was always there for me as a youngster and gave me invaluable advice and support. The Sun (2008) They provide invaluable support but they are not trained. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Men can often feel excluded from the support offered after a miscarriage. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The study recommends that alleged victims be offered the support of a specialist adviser. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The support offered to members is powerful, helpful and truly inspiring. Times, Sunday Times (2012) One reporter told me that 120 nurses had met at the hospital to pledge support to the management - campaigning against our campaign. Times, Sunday Times More than 100 people attended the forums and pledge support for the campaign. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Music suppliers pledged support for the high street 'institution'. The Sun He pledged support for schools that need help in meeting new high standards. Houston Chronicle Amid high skulduggery, several were claimed to have pledged support to both camps. The Sun It found a lack of data to support the theory that hosting 'mega-events' prompts more people to play sport. Times, Sunday Times Or did something more sinister happen that night, even though police found no evidence to support that theory? Times, Sunday Times It's also because police give weight to the bits of evidence that support their theory and ignore the bits that don't. Times, Sunday Times Some leading physicists do not support the theory of 'inflation'. Times, Sunday Times The findings support the theory that inflammation plays a key role in the disease. The Sun There is less support for asthma and eczema and very little to support the view that the hygiene hypothesis explains the rise in food allergy. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And there was opinion poll evidence to support the view. The Government and Politics of France (1989) Our findings support the view that hypnic headache attacks arise directly from sleep, not from sleep stages. 2009, 'Topiramate for the Treatment of Hypnic Headache: A Case Report, Including Polysomnography', Türk Nöroloji Dergisi You've been serving as the family tech support since adolescence ? Times,Sunday Times Tech support turns out to involve too much tech and not enough support. Times, Sunday Times I called my tech support guy, bristling with frustration. Times, Sunday Times In addition to travel, salaries, and housing, mission agencies face rising costs for overhead, including accounting, security, tech support, member care, and fundraising, among others. Christianity Today He had to cower behind a lighthouse while he waited for tech support to show up and reboot his car. Times,Sunday Times We had tremendous support from back home while on deployment. Times, Sunday Times All my colleagues at this firm have been of tremendous support over the past ten years. Times, Sunday Times They have given me and my family tremendous support. Times, Sunday Times I have tremendous support right now from the people. Times, Sunday Times I received tremendous support, but there were also some negative repercussions. Times, Sunday Times On the other side of the city several thousand people turned out to voice support for the ruling military council. Times, Sunday Times Still, many analysts believe the administration decided to voice support for a strong dollar to avoid rattling currency markets - but also to refrain from intervening. canada.com The game included state-of-the-art graphics, network multiplayer, and voice support, and won a number of awards on release in 1994. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She could reasonably have expected the party's leadership, even now, to have voiced support for her. Times, Sunday Times No one who mattered followed them but the delay as ministers voiced support spoke volumes. Times, Sunday Times It failed to appear yesterday amid backroom attempts to find wording to secure wide support. Times, Sunday Times And a lot of rubbish has been spoken about the fact that they don't have an infrastructure or wide support. Times, Sunday Times This means ensuring it has as wide support as possible. Times,Sunday Times It proposes a far more transparent system for housing law, and was produced after extensive public consultation, with wide support from landlords, tenants and housing professionals. Times, Sunday Times This would command wide support. Times, Sunday Times Is there widespread support for the change? Times, Sunday Times (2011) They appeared to have widespread support from the local population. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The move has won widespread support from other academics and human rights groups. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The readmittance won the support of all the other member states. Times, Sunday Times (2018) Labour needs to win the support of the affluent middle class quicker than it loses its base vote. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Today's pledges form part of a new charm offensive designed to win support from outside the southeast for a third runway. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Other groups have been formed to look at winning support from young voters and ethnic minorities. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Western diplomacy needs to win the support of people labouring under oppressive regimes. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Social services withdraw support because they assume the family can manage, even if it means a family member having to give up work to care. Times, Sunday Times If this changed they would probably withdraw support for the government. Times, Sunday Times The decision to withdraw support for it suggests a distinct lack of ambition. Times, Sunday Times Having resolved to withdraw support, it was a short step to deciding to run himself. Times, Sunday Times After a few unstable years, investors decided to withdraw support. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 支持, 支持 Japanese: 支え, 支える 支持 |
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